Clear Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Berkeley Gardens, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,191 – 5,230 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79768, -105.03274
Nearest town Berkeley Gardens, CO

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,192–5,231 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.79768, -105.03274

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% paved6% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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